This week we continue with our look at the 10 films nominated for Oscar in the Best Picture Category.  On the menu, this week is a pair of films I called “Alien Relationships”. Okay… That is clickbait. They are not about little green men. We have a pair of foreign language films which technically makes them alien to us in the US.

Links of Interest

Past Lives Trailer 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA244xewjcI

Past Lives five-minute preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA244xewjcI

Interview with writer/director Celine Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAy9WVR5BUg

Past Lives featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4ObkmCJYs

Contemplating Life – Episode 22 – “The Reunion”: https://contemplating-life.com/?p=149

“The Morning Show” (TV 2019-): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7203552/

“The Wheel of Time” (TV 2021-): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7462410

“Anatomy of a Fall” Trailer 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTrsp5BMloA

“Anatomy of a Fall” Trailer 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MdTMA0PetA

“Anatomy of a Fall”  Interview with writers and lead actress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvEhmdPgCgM

“The Zone of Interest” (2023): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/

Palm Dog Award on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Dog_Award

“Anatomy of a Fall” Collection of dog scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqhikItFFpY

Adam-Troy Castro on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AdamTroyCastro/posts

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